Lockdown diaries: Child actors resort to yoga for good health

Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Child actors Ruhanika Dhawan, Aakriti Sharma, Myra Singh Gill feel it is important to stay active as people continue to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic, and say making yoga part of their life can help everyone stay active.

“I have been practicing yoga especially after we were asked to stay home and doing everything necessary to stay strong and healthy. Apart from strengthening immunity, yoga also helps me increase my concentration and memory power,” Ruhanika said.

To this, Aakriti Sharma added: “As we all continue to stay at home, it has become important to do any form of physical activity to stay active and happy. I have been meditating every day and practicing yoga everyday with my family and encouraging my friends too. It helps increase my attention and feel relaxed.”

Myra also shared that “yoga is an important part of my life as it helps in relaxing my mind and being more creative”.

“I promise to encourage my family and my friends to do so as practicing yoga each day has a lot of benefits,” she added.

In sync with their beliefs, Ruhanika, Aakriti and Myra Singh Gill have united for Nickelodeon’s Yoga Se Hi Hoga campaign, which aims to celebrate International Yoga Day.

–IANS

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